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Angeliki Kanellopoulou

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Angeliki Kanellopoulou-Sakkaris
Country (sports) Greece
Born (1965-12-18) 18 December 1965 (age 58)
Athens, Greece
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$176,380
Singles
Career record85–94
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 43 (13 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1985, 1987)
Wimbledon1R (1986)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record13–39
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (25 June 1990)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–28
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia Women's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia Women's Singles
Last updated on: 9 June 2021.

Angeliki Kanellopoulou (Greek: Αγγελική Κανελλοπούλου; born 18 December 1965) is a Greek former tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 43 in April 1987. During her career, she twice reached the third round of the French Open. She competed in the Federation Cup multiple times and participated in the tennis demonstration in the 1984 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals. Another career highlight was reaching the finals of the 1986 Athens Trophy, where she lost to Sylvia Hanika.

She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1980 and 1985.

Kanellopoulou is the mother of pro tennis player Maria Sakkari.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. Sep 1986 Athens, Greece Clay West Germany Sylvia Hanika 5–7, 1–6

ITF finals

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Singles (2–0)

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$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 22 August 1982 Lausanne, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Winner 2. 1 August 1983 Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay Italy Federica Bonsignori 6–1, 7–6

Doubles (0–1)

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Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2 August 1982 Pesaro, Italy Hard Greece Denise Panagopoulou Australia Debbie Freeman
South Korea Park Mal-sim
7–5, 3–6, 0–6
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